This savvy guide to one of Europe's most vibrant cities will lead you through ancient Alfama, Art Deco cafes and Manueline monuments by day and into the country's hippest dance and music clubs by night. Includes 14 maps, as well as guide to the new entertainment complex of Parque das Nacoes.
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Lisbon is easy and wonderful, even more so with this book,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Lisbon (Lonely Planet Lisbon Encounter) (Paperback)
I have been spending prolonger periods of time in Lisbon, and thought I felt a 'local' there. I thought I knew all of it - its unique Old City and other sights to see, the places to hang out, things to do. I would have never thought that I would need a guidebook. In fact, Lisbon is a very easy and relatively inexpensive city to get around (unlike chaotic Rome, ... London, or confusing Asian cities). It is a wonderful place, which I thought I could fully enjoyn without the help of any guidebook. Yet, even for someone like me who knows the place and speaks the language, this Lonely Planet guidebook proved extremely useful. It is indeed one of the best LP books I have ever used - extremely well-written, entertaiting, easy-to-use, and filled with precious information. I thought I had seen all the beautiful sites, but this guidebook led me to even more places which I would have not otherwise found: to beautiful coast resorts just outside the city, Estoril just on her outskirts, etc. - with full advice on places to visit, to eat, etc. I thought that I knew what to do at night (it's not hard to find night life in Libson), but this guidebook opened my eyes even more to the wonderful life of the city after dark: the less-known discos and cafés with live music from São Tomé e Principe or Cabo Verde, the Angolan and Mozambican restaurants, etc. Also, I had been unable to find more 'formal' places for business lunches, and this book has that also ! All this is, without mentioning the excellent coverage on the city's history, art, architecture - an excellent guide indeed to her museums, churches and other sites. So, even if you do feel confident, don't go to Lisbon without it - you might be missing something you would not otherwise find.
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Legend has it that Lisbon was founded by Ulysses but it was probably the Phoenicians who first settled here some 3000 years ago, attracted by the fine harbour and strategic hill of Sao Jorge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Bairro Alto, Getting There, Turismo de Lisboa, Avenida da Liberdade, Costa da Caparica, Sao Pedro, Praça da Figueira, Rua Augusta, Santa Apolónia, Estoril Coast, New Zealand, Rio Tejo, Campo Grande, Praia Grande, Centro Vasco da Gama, Doca de Santo Amaro, Elevador de Santa Justa, Fernando Pessoa, Lonely Planet, Palácio Nacional da Pena, Rua Garrett, Santa Catarina, Museu Nacional, Cabo da Roca, Centro Comercial Colombo New!
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Legend has it that Lisbon was founded by Ulysses but it was probably the Phoenicians who first settled here some 3000 years ago, attracted by the fine harbour and strategic hill of Sao Jorge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Bairro Alto, Getting There, Turismo de Lisboa, Avenida da Liberdade, Costa da Caparica, Sao Pedro, Praça da Figueira, Rua Augusta, Santa Apolónia, Estoril Coast, New Zealand, Rio Tejo, Campo Grande, Praia Grande, Centro Vasco da Gama, Doca de Santo Amaro, Elevador de Santa Justa, Fernando Pessoa, Lonely Planet, Palácio Nacional da Pena, Rua Garrett, Santa Catarina, Museu Nacional, Cabo da Roca, Centro Comercial Colombo New!
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- The Wines of Portugal (Classic Wine Library) by Jan Read on page 31
- An Explanation of the Birds (Antunes, Antonio Lobo) by Antonio Lobo Antunes on page 12
- The History of the Siege of Lisbon by Jose Saramago on page 11
- Taste of Portugal Pb by Edite Vieira on page 31
- Travels in My Homeland (Unesco Collection of Representative Works European Series) by Almeida Garrett on page 11
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